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Thanksgiving weekend social round in Burt area
The article lists numerous families visiting, traveling and hosting in Burt and surrounding towns for Thanksgiving. Readers note gatherings with the Lampe, Mawdsley, Haase, Harms, Arend, Koestler, and Rike families, church events, 4 H night, and travel on Amtrak from Owatonna. It records drivers, extended kin, and local celebrations across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Shipler
Sarah Stewart
Burt
Waterloo
W. RB. Stewarts
Waverly
W. J. Stewarts
Ba Stewart
Lehigh
Stewart
Portland
San Francisco
Prittising
Ted Ringsdorts
Owatonna
Johnny Harris
Don Johnson
Swea City
Maline
Lawrence Hever
Titonka
Ronald Harrison
Cherokee
Harold Lampe
Bernard Brandenburg
Vickie
Des Moines
Brandenburgs
Duane Mawdsley
Sandar
Lawrence Hauck
Livermore
Central School
Johnny Harms
Martin Harms
Britt
Martin
Herman Harms
Diane Moore
Mason City
Levant Moore
Leona Haase
Evelyn
Melvin Haase
Remsen
Eugene Meyer
Meyer
Elizabeth Kennedy
Edrad Larson
Elmer Erickson
Jerry Koestler
Carl Lovstad
Esko
Minn
George Koestler
Chicago
Gertie Rike